Traveling through time and space to become a child, supporting the family by catching fish and shrim

Chen Lang returned to the inn and immediately wrote two letters to his family.

One letter to the teacher and one letter to Xiuzhi.

Just as Cui Yan said, the messenger always runs faster than him. Besides, he was in trouble right now and couldn't leave for the time being, so he just wrote a letter to tell the teacher Cui Yan's purpose.

As for whether the teacher is willing to come, it depends on himself.

In this letter to his wife, Chen Lang tried his best to use the simplest language to express his longing for her.

None of those sour poems are useful at all.

Because of Li Xiuzhi's cultural level, and what she wrote was too sour, she probably couldn't understand it.

Simple and crude is best.

Like I miss every inch of your skin, and I thought of several positions...

After writing it, Chen Lang read it himself.

I tasted a strong flavor of "Uncle Liu".

Chen Lang was very satisfied.

After sealing the envelope, give it to Xiaoqi and ask him to pass it on to the post station, and make sure it is delivered to Nanhe County as soon as possible.

After Xiaoqi left with the two letters, Chen Lang started writing invitations again.

However, the moment he put pen to paper, Chen Lang was in trouble.

Apart from Wei Zifan mentioned by Miss Ying'er, Chen Lang didn't know any famous people in Qinzhou Prefecture.

What’s the point of having an invitation if it doesn’t even include the person to invite?

Chen Lang thought about it and called the waiter.

"What can I do for you, sir?" the waiter said with a nod and a bow after entering the room.

Chen Lang placed a few coins on the table and said, "I'll ask you a question. If you answer it well, all this money will be yours."

The waiter's breathing suddenly became rapid, and he kept saying, "Scholar, please feel free to ask whatever you want to ask. I will tell you everything I know."

Chen Lang said, "As the first in the court, I want to hold a flower-hair banquet and invite all the famous people in Qinzhou Prefecture."

"But I don't know much about Qinzhou Prefecture. Do you think those people are worthy of my invitation?"

The waiter grinned and said, "Scholar, you've asked the right person. Although I'm just a waiter at the inn, I remember all these famous people in Qinzhou Prefecture in my mind."

"The first thing the scholar wants to invite is the four great families of Wei, Xue, Pei, and Liu. Besides them, there is also..."

The waiter said a name and Chen Lang wrote it down. By the time he finished, there were nearly thirty names on the list.

Chen Lang asked the waiter to eliminate some more people, and finally got a list of ten people.

"Okay, take the money and go out." Chen Lang pointed to the door.

"Thank you, Mr. Scholar." The waiter left happily.

Just as he reached the door, Chen Lang stopped him again: "Wait, do you still want to make money?"

The waiter asked, "Sir, do you have any other instructions?"

"Wait outside the door. I'll finish writing the invitation letter and you can help me deliver it." After saying that, Chen Lang took out a silver ingot weighing two taels and placed it on the table.

The waiter's head was about to click afterimages: "Okay scholar, I'll wait outside, call me when you're done."

It took Chen Lang the time of a stick of incense to finish writing the invitations and asked the waiter to help send them out.

The next morning.

Chen Lang came to Cui Yan's house in a carriage and invited Miss Ying'er to go to the venue of the hairpin banquet together.

Ying'er was dressed as an ordinary maid, and Xu Mengru was by her side.

Chen Lang asked, "Is Miss Xu still here?"

Xu Mengru glanced at Ying Er.

Ying Er immediately said, "I asked Sister Xu to stay with me. What, do you have any objections?"

Chen Lang smiled and said, "No, just a casual question."

"Get in the car."

Ying Er said, "I have my own car."

Before he finished speaking, a luxurious carriage stopped next to Chen Lang's carriage.

Chen Lang suddenly felt like a Rolls-Royce parked next to an Alto.

However, this is not the end.

After the carriage set off, Chen Lang noticed that there were many guards in disguise on both sides of the street, blending in with the crowd and secretly protecting Ying'er.

She is just a maid, yet she needs so many people to protect her.

Is her identity fake?

Chen Lang shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

I am just doing my duty on behalf of someone who has entrusted me with the task. It doesn't matter who the other person is.

After arriving at the restaurant they had booked and explaining their purpose to the owner, he asked the waiter to take them upstairs.

After Ying Er sat down, she looked around carefully and said with interest, "This place is really nice. You are quite good at choosing."

Chen Lang said, "I didn't pick it. I just asked which restaurant in Qinzhou Prefecture was the best. Eight out of ten passersby recommended this one, so I chose this one."

"It's good, but it's also very expensive. Remember to pay me back later."

Ying Er pouted: "Look at how stingy you are! I've already given you the hairpin, and you still have the nerve to ask me for money?"

Chen Lang said: "A hairpin is a hairpin, and the room booking fee is the room booking fee, how can they be confused with each other?"

"I'm just a poor student. It's not easy to make some money."

Ying Er said, "Don't give me that. I heard from Sister Xu that you made a lot of money doing business in your hometown."

"You also said it's your hometown. I came here from far away to take the exam. I can't take all my belongings with me." Chen Lang said.

Ying Er rolled her eyes, pulled out an exquisite purse from her sleeve, and threw it on the table: "Take whatever you want."

Chen Lang opened his purse and took out ten taels of silver: "Well, that's enough."

"Take the purse back."

Ying Er snatched it back and muttered, "Stingy man!"

Chen Lang didn't take it seriously. He snapped his fingers and called the waiter over: "Bring the tea."

By the time the pot of tea was finished, none of the invited guests showed up.

Ying Er became a little impatient and asked, "Hey, did you really invite them?"

Chen Lang said, "Yes, my wrists and neck are sore from writing the invitations."

"Then why is there no one here?" Ying'er asked, looking towards the stairs.

"Scholars are all so pretentious. It's impossible to expect them to arrive on time. Let's just wait a little longer." Chen Lang said calmly.

"You make it sound like you're not a scholar." Ying'er sneered.

Chen Lang said: "I am a mixed-race business student. The left side is pretentious, and the right side is not pretentious."

"What you see now is my unpretentious side."

Ying Er was shocked: "How shameless."

Chen Lang smiled: "It's too early for you to say that. When people come, you will know what true thick-skinnedness is."

Another half hour passed, and still none of the invited guests showed up.

Not to mention Ying Er's bad complexion, even Chen Lang's face was as black as the bottom of a pot at this moment.

After all, I had overestimated the influence of the "first place in the court case". These aristocratic families have been around for hundreds of years. How could they rush to an appointment just because of an invitation letter?

Just as Chen Lang was cursing these aristocratic families for being ungrateful, Ying'er suddenly sighed and said, "Ah, it's my fault."

"I thought you were a good poet and had the title of first in the court. You should have some influence in the circle of celebrities."

"I overestimated you."